# NTSB WPR21LA126: Cessna 190, N190RC, Camarillo, CA, March 7, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: March 7, 2021, 09:52 local (17:52 UTC) - Place: Camarillo, CA - Coordinates: 34.21375, -119.09436 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2137&lon=-119.0944&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 102734 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR21LA126 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/102734/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=102734 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA126 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 190, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072902), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 190, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072902), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 190, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072902), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot and pilot rated passenger reported that while landing the tail wheeled-equipped airplane, the airplane was low on the approach and a 3-point landing was not attained. The airplane touched down firmly, and then veered slightly back and forth from side to side. Subsequently, as the airplane veered significantly to the right, the pilot was unable to maintain directional control and attempted a go-around. However, shortly thereafter, the left wing dropped and struck the runway, and the go-around was aborted. The airplane then veered off the runway and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot and pilot rated passenger reported that while landing the tail wheeled-equipped airplane, the pilot was a little “drug in” and a 3-point landing was not attained. The airplane touched down firmly, and then veered slightly back and forth from side to side. Subsequently, as the airplane veered significantly to the right, the pilot was unable to maintain directional control and attempted a go-around. However, shortly thereafter, the left wing dropped and struck the runway, and the go-around was aborted. The airplane then veered off the runway and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunction or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N190RC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N190RC-2025-04-14), registration cancelled 2025-04-14, S/N 16056, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 190 - Registry model: [Cessna 190](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (registry code 2072902) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 16056 - Year built: 1953 - Airframe hours: 3029.9 - Engines: Jacobs R-755-A2 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Brown Lisa Sheldon Trustee - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2020 - Departed: SZP, Santa Paula, CA - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: CMA, Camarillo, runway 08/26, 6,013 × 150 ft, concrete - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: minor; airline transport, flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, powered-lift; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; seat: right; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 5,066 total, 1 in this make and model, 4,190 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Pilot-rated passenger; age 66; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; last flight review April 28, 2019; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 9,870 total, 294 in this make and model, 6,988 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 0.8 in the last 30 days, 0.6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: KCMA, 1 nm away - METAR: KCMA 071755Z 00000KT 8SM CLR 16/08 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01610083 10161 20083 51014 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20210307010329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210307010329A), Mar 7, 2021: Cessna 190, Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage. Pilots were cleared to land at cma, runway 26. Instructor on right seat, instructed PIC to attemp a 3 point landing at which time they touched down. Aircraft… ## Other investigations on N190RC (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA94LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA082), Mar 4, 1994: Cessna 190 (N190RC), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOCKING OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 1, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=102734. 2.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12291994&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120-1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot's statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 46 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12291551&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Statement-Rel.pdf - Accident pictures (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 311 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12615039&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR21LA126%20Accident%20Pictures%20Final%201-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.